Why Are Popes So Soft on Migration?
Compassion is cheap, especially when other people are paying for it.
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Tasmania, the Good Health State?
We have the healthiest environment – but what about the people?
The Nanny State Infests Our World
Despite many of us objecting to particular nanny state laws, there are just too many who think that overall they are OK.
In Defence of Graham Linehan
A voice for women and children amid rising intolerance. Linehan represents something vital. Regardless of the outcome of his trial, his determination to protect the rights of women and children remains both admirable and necessary.
Israel Setting in for the Long Haul
At least a decade of occupation is necessary to root out Hamas.
Do Donations Influence the Fast-Tracking?
By confronting these conflicts of interest head on and enacting reforms, we can ensure that government decisions are made on merit – and are seen to be made on merit – rather than under the shadow of money.
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The Lack of Trust in the MSM
Pursuing this to its logical conclusion, since every news outlet must at some point offend someone, trust in ‘The Media’ will eventually decline to zero.
Road Deaths Fall, Police Testing More
Bishop said the increase in roadside testing helped drive the national road toll in 2024 to its lowest level in a decade.
Jim Grenon Hails Positive Changes at NZME
The journalists may not like it but, contrary to their beliefs, they are not the ones in charge. It is up to the board to decide the direction the paper will take and it is up to the journalists to put that into practice.
We’re Closing Due to Threats
Threats from National and Labour parties and Big Business NZ Incorporated.
News Briefing: 14 May 2025
Republished with Permission Author: Bryce Edwards PAY EQUITY, BUDGET Laura Walters and Fox Meyer (Newsroom): Ministers set to take big pay rises, right after wiping 33 pay equity claims Jo Moir (RNZ): FamilyBoost policy: $14m of $62m spent on administration costs Dan Satherley (RNZ): Pay equity claims: What they are
Luxon’s Pay Equity Debacle: A Political Trainwreck of His Own Making
The pay equity debacle is a wake-up call. Luxon can either heed it or keep bumbling along until the voters decide they’ve had enough.
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Face of the Day
The prime minister responded to an avalanche of questions on his way to caucus, where he attacked Labour for “resorting to lies and misinformation”.